"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report ...

Then, as early as the 1st century CE, minuscule began to emerge: smaller, rounder letters that required fewer strokes. You ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WVII) -- A Maine bill looks to bring back a classroom requirement from years past: learning how to write in cursive. The bill was submitted by Representative Joseph Underwood ...

According to Education Week, 24 states in total require cursive writing to be taught in schools for students K-12. That’s fewer than half of what was required 25 to 30 years ago. Meanwhile, some ...

The federal organization tasked with archiving the country’s most precious records and documents is currently looking for volunteers who can read the cursive writing of over 200 years' worth of ...

The National Archives is recruiting volunteers to help transcribe millions of handwritten documents, many in cursive, spanning over 200 years. These records, ranging from Revolutionary War pensions to ...

If you have expertise in reading cursive, then there’s an opportunity that might pique your interest. The National Archives is looking for someone who can transcribe (or classify) more than ...